Dear Mr. President: Unmet needs for manufacturing

7:12 PM,
Nov. 9, 2012

Kevin Kelley

Written by

KEVIN KELLEY
Guest Essayist

Manufacturing still requires public policies which facilitate its ability to compete. Nationally, manufacturing would benefit from a trade, economic and security strategy. Trade agreements must optimize value-added supply chains within the U.S., pursuant to a national trade and economic strategy that creates jobs, wealth and sustained growth. The agreements must also ensure national security, by recapturing production necessary to rebuild America's defense industrial base.